Keith, I think that Trevor and Jim covered this topic but I thought I
would put in my $.02 worth.
At the MGB V8 convention (which you missed 'cause you decided to go
and get married, really a poor excuse) there was a guy with the
Sebring flares. I have to agree with you they require BIG tires.
Probably bigger than you would want to run. Plus the flare is beyond
subtle, a bit more than I would like.
Jim's baseball bat flare technique has been done for years by the
Street Rod / Hot Rod enthusiasts'. It works great.
About a year ago there was a B on the cover of British Car Magazine.
I liked the way they looked. It was a California car, if you want
more info on this car let me know and I'll look for the issue.
Larry Hoy
Denver CO USA
1969 MGB Roadster (soon to be a V8)
1987 Jaguar XJ6 VDP
"It's not how fast you go, it's how fast you go fast"
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mgb-v8@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-mgb-v8@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of Keith Wheeler
> Sent: Sunday, August 02, 1998 2:23 PM
> To: mgb-v8@Autox.Team.Net
> Cc: mgs@Autox.Team.Net
> Subject: MGB Fender Flares?
>
>
> Ok all, having returned from "back home" (and my
> wedding) I'm prepared to flare the fenders on my
> 'B. All things considered (the V-8 project, autocrossing,
> and the fact that my mum autocrosses a 280ZX), I
> want to go with Z-car wheels and nice fat rubber.
> We've got a lot of nice aluminum Z wheels about,
> and none of them fit under my car. I've picked up
> numerous sets of high quality Z car wheels (american
> racing and BBS) for next to nothing out of junkyards.
> I need three sets of wheels, street, autox, and snow
> (the in-laws live in Park City). Think of the cost
> of three sets of Minilites! Ouch!
>
> I've also got a set of magnesium revolutions that
> won't fit a 'B without flaring. (BTW, anyone have
> some advice on "how to care for magnesium wheels"?)
>
> So here's the typical questions...anyone on the list(s)
> flared their 'B? What's out there on the market? On
> the one hand I like the GTS/Sebring look, but they
> look like they'd take a *lot* of rubber to fill them
> up, and I think that not filling a wheel well is
> a sin!
>
> -Keith Wheeler
> Team Sanctuary
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